The role of B cells and autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

Pathophysiology - Tập 12 Số 3 - Trang 203-216 - 2005
Sumapa Chaiamnuay1, S. Louis Bridges2
1Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, 1530 3rd Avenue South, LHRB 412, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA.
2Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, 1530 3rd Avenue South, LHRB 412, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA

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